01 Record
CVE-2008-2662
Multiple integer overflows in the rb_str_buf_append function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allow
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Multiple integer overflows in the rb_str_buf_append function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allow
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-06-24 19:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-06-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ab5af7b47571648b6b23a41c5771e20d62c7879949b8222996107e17ec857627
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:017http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
- weblog.rubyonrails.orghttp://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/6/21/multiple-ruby-security-vulnerabilities
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:141http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:141
- secunia.com30875http://secunia.com/advisories/30875
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1981http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1907http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1907/references
- www.debian.orgDSA-1618http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1618
- secunia.com31687http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- secunia.com30894http://secunia.com/advisories/30894
- secunia.com31062http://secunia.com/advisories/31062
- secunia.com31256http://secunia.com/advisories/31256
- www.securityfocus.com20080626 rPSA-2008-0206-1 rubyhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493688/100/0/threaded
- www.matasano.comhttp://www.matasano.com/log/1070/updates-on-drew-yaos-terrible-ruby-vulnerabilities/
- slackware.comSSA:2008-179-01http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.429562
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2008-06-30http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
- www.securitytracker.com1020347http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020347
- www.rubyinside.comhttp://www.rubyinside.com/june-2008-ruby-security-vulnerabilities-927.html
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0206
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11601https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11601
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-5649https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00937.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:140http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:140
- secunia.com30802http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
- secunia.com30831http://secunia.com/advisories/30831
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0561http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0561.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comruby-rbstrbufappend-code-execution(43345)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43345
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2626
- www.debian.orgDSA-1612http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1612
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200812-17http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
- secunia.com33178http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
- www.securityfocus.com29903http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29903
- www.zedshaw.comhttp://www.zedshaw.com/rants/the_big_ruby_vulnerabilities.html
- secunia.com30867http://secunia.com/advisories/30867
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:142http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:142
- www.ruby-lang.orghttp://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/06/20/arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabilities/
- www.ruby-forum.comhttp://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/157034
- blog.phusion.nlhttp://blog.phusion.nl/2008/06/23/ruby-186-p230187-broke-your-app-ruby-enterprise-edition-to-the-rescue/
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-621-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-621-1
- secunia.com31181http://secunia.com/advisories/31181